Cycling

Thanks to Von SmallHaussen for the prod in the ribs. This has led me to Remember that the target isn’t going to achieve itself. Sometimes I’ll have to do extra rides just to put the miles in. So, I WILL do what it said on my school reports . . . “Could try harder“ Remember that...
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One of my favourite blogs is Adrian Fitch’s Random Ramblings - it’s full of up-to-date useful and topical stuff for the cyclist at large, presented with a personal style, sense of humour (and occasional outrage), and a level of succinct detail that can only come from someone who knows their stuff. It was from Random...
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Before I write the rest of this post, I’d better clear something up about The Bike Fairy. (This is a non-PC gag, so if you’re offended by this sort of thing, skip the rest of this paragraph). Contrary to popular opinion, The Bike Fairy is a supernatural being who brings good boys and girls...
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I had a great session this afternoon - a full 25k bike and then 5k run. Setting off from Walker, at just after noon, the weather was just perfect. Sunny without much heat, so that I knew I wouldn’t get too hot. I was wearing some long cycling trousers over my ever so attractive...
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I’m getting toward the race season now - my first race is a 10K on Easter Sunday. So the training intensity is increasing, with longer and more strenuous workouts. After the mess I got myself in earlier in the year, I want to avoid over-training. The key to this is taking the appropriate rest periods...
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There was a great article buried in yesterday’s Sunday Times about how the received wisdom of the last 50 years’ urban road design is set to be overturned. The End of the Road for One-Way Street revealed that the Department of Transport’s new road design guidelines, the Manual for Streets will see streets designed...
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It’s a fantastic cycling day here today, though I almost didn’t make it - I have a cold (may even be man-flu) at the moment, and when the alarm went off, I was feeling all snotty & chesty. That’s probably more detail than you need. Anyway, on the way to breakfast, I checked a couple...
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Snow and high winds all day yesterday, and up to at least 11:30 when I went to bed did not bode well for taking the old new fixie out for its first longer jaunt today. When I got up, the snow had melted as it hit the roads, and then re-frozen, to be covered...
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The weather forecast for today was unusual for late March - winds in the mid 30 mph’s, temperature barely above freezing, and ice / snow showers. Perfect weather for cycling in fact. But on my sturdy commuting bike, not the fixie. Mainly because I’m a wuss when it comes to that sort of wind,...
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I can’t really explain about Charlie - I found his site tonight when I was trawling Ebay for some new old handle bars. High points include . . . The truth behind global warming The blog section (sadly no RSS), featuring races with double-scoring bonuses for nakedness The almost helpful why and how of fixed wheeling Including...
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